History YMMV / CatRa

* CompleteMonster: [[EldritchAbomination The parasitic entity]] calling itself "Aroda" searches for hosts to manipulate, corrupt to evil, and, if there is no other source of power, feed on. Aroda does this to [[Characters/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerShadowWeaver Shadow Weaver]] and attempts to convince her to sacrifice a baby Adora in a ritual. When the sorceress refuses, Aroda horribly deforms her. Upon being transferred inside [[Characters/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerAdora Adora]], Aroda manipulates the girl and feeds on her body while trying to convince her to kill others, including her former friends [[Characters/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerCatra Catra]] and [[Characters/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerEntrapta Entrapta]]. Aroda persuades Adora to ignore Entrapta's warning that [[Characters/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerHordak Hordak]]'s portal would destroy all existence and activate it, so Aroda could acquire great power. Aroda psychologically torments and tries to kill Catra to stop her from saving reality and, upon defeat, attempts to persuade her to become its new host, abandoning Adora.

** Catra states that she received her name purely based on her appearance. Noelle Stevenson would later reveal in a stream that this was also the case in canon, with Adora naming her when they first met.

* BetterThanCanon:
** For some fans, the fic is this, at least in regard to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from a selfish BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her hardest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more compelling than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney. Meanwhile, Adora starting out as a genuinely compassionate and moral AntiVillain bordering on TokenGoodTeammate only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta begin to disintegrate.
** One of the main complaints of the main show is that characters like Huntara are underused. Here, Monokub expands the chapters to give characters more screentime and opportunities to shine.
** Another criticism of the show is that the relationship between Adora and Shadow Weaver is underdeveloped compared to that between Catra and Shadow Weaver. Here, the Lightspinner flashbacks are replaced with bittersweet flashbacks to a young Adora being raised by Shadow Weaver, putting the spotlight on their relationship and making it crucial to the plot.

* SugarWiki/BetterThanCanon:
** For some fans, the fic is this, at least in regard to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from a selfish BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her hardest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more compelling than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney. Meanwhile, Adora starting out as a genuinely compassionate and moral AntiVillain bordering on TokenGoodTeammate only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta begin to disintegrate.
** One of the main complaints of the main show is that characters like Huntara are underused. Here, Monokub expands the chapters to give characters more screentime and opportunities to shine.
** Another criticism of the show is that the relationship between Adora and Shadow Weaver is underdeveloped compared to that between Catra and Shadow Weaver. Here, the Lightspinner flashbacks are replaced with bittersweet flashbacks to a young Adora being raised by Shadow Weaver, putting the spotlight on their relationship and making it crucial to the plot.

* BetterThanCanon:

* CompleteMonster: "Aroda" is the fake name used by a [[EldritchAbomination parasitic entity from another dimension]]. When it finds a new host, it uses manipulation to [[TheCorrupter make them more ruthless in their pursuit of power]], tortures them when they don't comply with the demands, and kills them if there isn't any other source of power. Aroda corrupts [[Characters/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerShadowWeaver Shadow Weaver]] as well and is partially responsible for the way she turned out. Aroda attempts to convince her [[WouldHurtAChild to sacrifice a baby Adora]] in a ritual and when Shadow Weaver refuses, Aroda [[ColdBloodedTorture causes her flesh to rot]]. When Aroda is transferred to [[Characters/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerAdora Adora]]'s body, she sets out to manipulate the young girl, causing her flesh to rot and trying to convince her to kill other people to advance herself. When Adora refuses to kill her former friend [[Characters/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerCatra Catra]], Aroda punishes her by causing even more of her flesh to rot. When Entrapta discovers that the portal [[Characters/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerHordak Hordak]] had built would destroy reality, Aroda tries to convince Adora to ignore her warning and kill her and later successfully persuades the girl to activate the portal. Not caring that reality itself would be destroyed, Aroda wants to ascend with the power of the Sword of Protection and rule over a world of nothingness.

* FandomSpecificPlot: The classic RoleSwapAU plot of Catra becoming She-Ra instead of Adora. Especially since she's TheUnchosenOne.

* BetterThanCanon: For some fans, the fic is this, at least in regard to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from a selfish BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her hardest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more compelling than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney. Meanwhile, Adora starting out as a genuinely compassionate and moral AntiVillain bordering on TokenGoodTeammate only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta begin to disintegrate.

* NightmareFuel: Considering how dangerous and unstable she was in canon, the thought of Catra getting the Shadow band like Adora and getting shadow powers and becoming even more unstable is horrifying to think about. [[spoiler: Especially if she unlocks the ability to use the powers of the other princesses like Adora did.]]
** When you think about it Orbko, or a similar counterpart could exist in the canon universe, [[spoiler:since Entrapta has access to the Ice Kingdoms resources, which she used to create Orbko in the first place.]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** The first appearance of Double Trouble used "he/him" pronouns, with Monokub explaining that using "they/them" felt uncomfortably like referring to an object rather than a person -- basically, a version of ItIsDehumanizing. After the readers objected, he explained that he'd never heard of non-binary genders before, and went back and replaced them all.
** One of the main complaints of the main show is that characters like Huntara are underused. Here, Monokub expands the chapters to give characters more screentime and opportunities to shine.
** Another criticism of the show is that the relationship between Adora and Shadow Weaver is underdeveloped compared to that between Catra and Shadow Weaver. Here, the Lightspinner flashbacks are replaced with bittersweet flashbacks to a young Adora being raised by Shadow Weaver, putting the spotlight on their relationship and making it crucial to the plot.

*** On the other hand, after [[spoiler:Aroda]] pretty much [[{{Gaslighting}} manipulates]] Adora into becoming [[UpToEleven much worse than canon Catra ever was]] throughout Seasons 2 and 3, [[spoiler:Catra finally defeating the two of them in the Season 3 finale while giving Adora a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech over [[NeverMyFault her blaming Catra for her own actions in the past few weeks causing everything to go wrong for her]] as Aroda is [[RetGone erased from existence]] thanks to being trapped in the LotusEaterMachine after Catra restores reality]] is a satisfying fate for the both of them.

** The first appearance of Double Trouble used "he/him" pronouns, with Monokub explaining that using "they/them" felt uncomfortably like referring to an object rather than a person- basically, a version of "ItIsDehumanizing". After the readers objected, he explained that he'd never heard of non-binary genders before, and went back and replaced them all.
** One of the main complaints of the main show was that characters like Huntara were underused. Here Monokub expanded the chapters to give characters more screentime and opportunities to shine.
** Another criticism of the show is that the relationship between Adora and Shadow Weaver was underdeveloped compared to the relationship between Catra and Shadow Weaver. Here, the Lightspinner flashbacks are replaced with bittersweet flashbacks to a young Adora being raised by Shadow Weaver, putting the spotlight on their relationship and making it crucial to the plot.

* BetterThanCanon: [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regard to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from a selfish BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her hardest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more compelling than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney. Meanwhile, Adora starting out as a genuinely compassionate and moral AntiVillain bordering on TokenGoodTeammate only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta begin to disintegrate.

** One criticism of the show is that the relationship between Adora and Shadow Weaver was underdeveloped compared to the relationship between Catra and Shadow Weaver. Here, the Lightspinner flashbacks are replaced with bittersweet flashbacks to a young Adora being raised by Shadow Weaver, putting the spotlight on their relationship in the spotlight and making it crucial to the plot.

** A frequent complaint of the show is that the relationship between Adora and Shadow Weaver was underdeveloped compared to the relationship between Catra and Shadow Weaver. Here, the Lightspinner flashbacks are replaced with bittersweet flashbacks to a young Adora being raised by Shadow Weaver, putting the spotlight on their relationship in the spotlight and making it crucial to the plot.

* BetterThanCanon: [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regards to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from a selfish BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her hardest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more compelling than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney. Meanwhile, Adora starting out as an genuinely compassionate and moral AntiVillain bordering on TokenGoodTeammate only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta begin to disintegrate.

* BetterThanCanon: [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regards to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from a selfish BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her hardest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more compelling than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney. Meanwhile, Adora starting out as an genuinely compassionate and moral AntiVillain bordering on TokenGoodTeammate only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta disintegrate.

* BetterThanCanon: [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regards to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from a selfish BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her hardest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more compelling than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney. Meanwhile, Adora starting out as an genuinely compassionate and moral AntiVillain only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta disintegrate.

* BetterThanCanon: [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regards to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from a selfish BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her hardest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more compelling than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney, while Adora starting out as an genuinely compassionate and moral AntiVillain only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta disintegrate.

* BetterThanCanon: [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regards to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from an BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her hardest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more compelling than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney, while Adora starting out as an genuinely compassionate and moral AntiVillain only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta disintegrate.

* BetterThanCanon: [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regards to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from an BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her strongest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more compelling than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney, while Adora starting out as an genuinely compassionate and moral AntiVillain only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta disintegrate.

* BetterThanCanon: [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regards to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from an BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her strongest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more interesting than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney, while Adora starting out as an genuinely compassionate and moral AntiVillain only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta disintegrate.

* BetterThanCanon: [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regards to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from an BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her strongest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more interesting than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward HerosJourney, while Adora starting out as an AntiVillain only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta disintegrate.

* BetterThanCanon: [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regards to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from an BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her strongest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more interesting than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward TheHero'sJourney, while Adora starting out as an AntiVillain only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta disintegrate.

* BetterThanCanon: [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regards to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from an BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her strongest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more interesting than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward Hero'sJourney, while Adora starting out as an AntiVillain only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta disintegrate.

* BetterThanCanon: [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment/Administrivia For some fans,]] the fic is this, at least in regards to Catra and Adora's character arcs. Catra's journey from an BrokenAce AntiHero to someone tries her strongest to become someone selfless and more open with her feelings in spite of a huge chip in her shoulder is seen by many as more interesting than Canon!Adora's relatively straightforward Hero'sJourney, while Adora starting out as an AntiVillain only to slowly succumb to [[TheDarkSide dark magic]], [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget hatred]], and [[SanitySlippage madness]] is seen as even more tragic than Canon!Catra's character arc, particularly when we see her genuine friendships with Scorpia and Entrapta disintegrate.